determine the initial value and the rate of change in the following description.
Last year, Joshua's tomato plant reached a maximum height of 2 feet. He is growing another tomato plant this year, and he is tracking its growth. The plants height today is 10 inches, and it grows 1.7 inches each day.
The initial value is b=___, and the rate of change is m=___
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The initial value (b) in this scenario is 10 inches, the height of the tomato plant today. The rate of change (m) is 1.7 inches/day, which means the plant grows by 1.7 inches each day.